October 31st is the day of Halloween. Also Japan, halloween is famous among Japanese people. When we go shopping, we can see many shops which decorate show windows and sell halloween goods. For example, the cake shops sell pumpkin cakes. Talking of the halloween, the event of halloween is held in Disneyland, and it’s popular for Showa students to go there and enjoy halloween. It’s very cute that lantern of Mickey shape and the halloween parade. -Reported by Kanako.

Want to read along? Here is the script. Note that during recording we might have changed a word or two. 005 Kou Kou Castle

Showa ELC has a radio program on FM Setagaya. Every week it plays on Sunday. The first year of the radio program there was a mystery each week. It was called “The 5-minute mystery” because that is how long it lasted. Each of the mysteries can be answered if you know enough about Setagaya ward. We are going to replay each of the 52 mysteries here, one a week, on Monday, for the next year. The following week we will give the solution to the mystery, just in case you can’t figure it out. I hope you enjoy all of them. There is a short explanation in Japanese to help you out too!

Showa Women’s University is making efforts to separate our garbage. To separately throw away not only the non-burnable garbage, and the combustible to protect the earth but plastic, newspaper, and the PET bottle cap, etc. Classifying it in detail, a lot of garbage bins have to be set up.

Also, we are doing 3R project. Reduce, Recycle, Reuse. For example, paper is separated by the size and collected in one place, to later be reused as memopaper and so on. Also, envelopes are recycled as much as possible, and the teacher’s document division recycle the files of the university guide etc.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Like this, SWU can stick to “Uselessness is not done” and “The one is valued” spirits, and working on global environmental concerns daily like this. -Reported by Ruriko

YouTube is a wonderful source of many kinds of videos. You can search and find almost anything instantly. You can also upload your videos to YouTube so other people can see them. You can also save your favorite YouTube videos and share them with friends. You can find videos from concerts at Hitomi Memorial Hall

Want to read along? Here is the script. Note that during recording we might have changed a word or two. 003 Temple Treasure

Showa ELC has a radio program on FM Setagaya. Every week it plays on Sunday. The first year of the radio program there was a mystery each week. It was called “The 5-minute mystery” because that is how long it lasted. Each of the mysteries can be answered if you know enough about Setagaya ward. We are going to replay each of the 52 mysteries here, one a week, on Monday, for the next year. The following week we will give the solution to the mystery, just in case you can’t figure it out. I hope you enjoy all of them. There is a short explanation in Japanese to help you out too!